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HOUNSLOW COMMUNITY GRANTS 2011/2012APPLICATION FORM

Name of group/organisation: West London Refugee Employment &Training Initiative(Reti)

Telephone: 020 8758 1801westlondon@reti.org.uk

1. What is the main objective of your organisation and what services areprovided?

RETI is the only established community based provider of generalist advice andinformation on employment and welfare, including family support, that has workedconsistently with the Somali community in the Hounslow area over the past 11years. However, our diverse committee representation and objectives mean that wecan, and do, serve a much wider client base, and are deliberately moving awayfrom being labled as a "refugee" organisation, as more and more of our clients arebecoming citizens or are born in the UK.

Our aims are:To help disadvantaged individuals access jobs and training, to improvetheir economic circumstances and that of their families, and build theirself-esteemProvide good quality welfare information, advice and referrals to those inmost need to help them overcome the barriers that prevent them sharingequitably in mainstream servicesFully support the Government's integration and community cohesionagendaSupport young people and families by encouraging sport and educationand helping them avoid damaging activities such as gang culture, drugabuse and involvement in violent extremism.

Our strategic objectives are:To reduce poverty, low skills and worklessness amongst refugee andother new communities in west LondonTo increase the awareness of employers of the potential, skills andexperience to be found in new communitiesTo increase the skills of new communities through trainingTo disseminate good practice and to improve inter-agency networking sothat information can be better shared and service delivery improvedSupport families and children in deprived estates in Hounslow providewellbeing support

RETI is seeking funding for 12 months project, employ a part time worker, volunteer,Project running costs including Venue hall hireThe aim of the Project is to support immigrant's women in the Hounslow we will

focus on the lone parents, low incomes and unemployed.RETI would like to continue to working with women who are living a deprived

estates such as Ivy Bridge and Covent way, high field and c1aypod estates

The project is completely taken new approach to support immigrant women andentirely consistent with the aim one for the London borough of HounslowCommunity Pride which supporting local communities to participate moreeffectively in local activities and produce practical, social and economicbenefits to the community.

Project employs a parti time women worker who can provide immigrant women(particularly Somali women) the skills to be able to seek work or further training. Italso aims to address some of the social and practical issues preventing thesewomen seeking work. These practical skills and the addition support we offer will

help improve the employment opportunities of these disadvantaged communities andtherefore fits into London borough of Hounslow equality inclusionWhat we will do-Develop life and basic employability skills as a step to furthertraining and employment.

3. Describe in detail how you intend to achieve this and what the Council'sfunding will be used for.

This project will fill the current gap existing activity in Ivybrdige and extended to theother estates. An outreach advice worker will be employed to recruit and mentorparticipants through the period of the project. This person will be qualified in lAG tolevel 2/3 and will be fully trained in diagnostic technique. The process eachparticipant will go through will be:

Detailed individual diagnostic of aspirations, existing transferable skills,vocational and non - vocational training needs (e.g. ESOLI Social Caretraining), childcare, welfare and any other individual needs.Identification of specific courses available within reasonable travel distance,any additional support available (e.g for childcare/ training fees etc) additionalto what is allocated in the project budget for participant costs.Individual Action Plan with SMART objectives

- As appropriate, assistance with applications for courses, job search andapplications, CV's etc will be provided.Referral to work experience schemes where appropriate

These general activities will take place at our Brentford office premises or one orother of the community premises we use - the Ivy Bridge Link and Convent WayForward Centre.

Participants will be referred to appropriate local training providers (such as the AdultCollege, West Thames College who use their own and community premises boroughwide) for relevant training on existing adult provision.If sufficient numbers (say groups of 6 or more) are identified with similar needs (e.g.

for motivational training / work related ESOL) then intensive customised courses willbe set up. On the whole we expect course fees to be covered or heavily subsidisedby the colleges, although top-ups will be available for participants from project fundsif needed. Providers will be required to guarantee that all course tutors will bequalified in their subject areas and with appropriate generic qualifications such as C& G 7300/ 9375

Support offered to participants (partially or wholly met from the project budget) willinclude:

Generic Advice and GuidanceReferrals to specialist agencies e.g. JCP, Colleges, Money Advice, Job-brokers etcTravel costs to courses/interviews etcSmall refreshments & subsisdence costs if course sessions + travel more than3 hoursChildcare support if requiredIndividual mentoring sessions on a monthly basis

Interpreting! translation (our existing staff and volunteers can provide Somali,East African and Arabic,

We also have extensive contacts with other groups in the borough for networking forexample for languages from the sub-continent, Kosovan!albenian, arabs Farsi,Polish etc.)

The difference it will make:• The outcome will be a establish four surgeries which women get advice and

information and provide holistic support women in the estates• Run seminars and workshops encouraged women to take up skills for life,

basic skills or employment jobsearch seminars.• Will be engaged immigrants women to be active engagement with the labour

market, enhanced skills and improved learning development by individualsfrom marginalised groups currently no such programme exists in Hounslow.

• Empowerment and to encourage refugee women to integrate into the widerBritish society, rebuild their lives and restore their self-confidence.

• End of the project will support 400 women in basic skills training and skills forLife and employment advice support

• End of the project will have a clear understanding of their rights with respectto employment, welfare and training.

Dec10-Jan 11• Recruitment worker and volunteer• Publish the project leaflets, translate and distributing to identified areas• Provide outreach sessions and establish contacts to Feltham and c1aypods

Feb-March 11• To setting up regular advice, guidance and mentoring service all targeted estates• Collect data number of women seeks advice, information, debit counselling.• Client's assessments training.• Provide advice on housing, health, debt and• Individuals action plan will be recorded

April -Jun 11• To establish effective referral system to other agencies such as• To establish information database for the benefit for the clients. To provide

status reports to the project steering committee.• To develop and implement advice and guidance polices• Support women with children for debt, language, health and advocacy• To evaluate and review the project activities six months period• Establish home visit activities with disable people who cannot come to

services.• Jobs each workshop

July-Sep11• Children activities Workshops at different estates

• Working with partnership with Hounslow homes, extended school and otherlocal organisation.

• To design and implement short training for the women in the estates.• Support adult education enrolment in September and referral appropriate

training providers programme.Oct-Dee 11

• Evaluate home visit disable people initiatives• Evaluate Women with young children and explore alternative activities and

resources where they can get funding• Evaluate women Capacity building need in estates• Final report and prepared exit strategic to continue funding searching for

the project sustainability.

Our community seasonal outreach worker will be continues service she doing at ivybridge a and Bretford we will extended to Feltham this year provide session towomen Claypods estates

Project will be based suite79, the Market Building 195 High Street Bretford howeveroutreach Monday Feltham, Tuesday Covent way and Wednesday Ivy Bridge, will

takes place Once a month Wednesdays clay pods estates

6. Approximately how many people will benefit and what age groups willthey be?

Many community groups are aware the RETI outreach however we have good planto engaged those who are not aware the project. However the outreach worker willtargeting the existing community centres and also will be networking the wideragencies, project will be advertised through: Word of mouth I outreach, postersplaced in Hospitals, community centres, Doctor's surgeries etc. Press releases tolocal networks such as CVS Hounslow and articles in Council magazine andVoluntary Times, Participation in local community events.

Each estate we will have their own user group estates residents who can design theestates activities and member of outreach streering group.

service they would like.

Yes all estates centre has health and safety procedures as well as insuranceRETI have outreach work policy, lone worker policy and public and employments

liability insurance

We will be requesting further funding from city parochial foundation for three yearsprogramme and wellbeing for the based women in 2011.

We will be seeking a further support from CVS Hounslow development officer to forthe future those particularly groups.

Are you a registered charity?If YES, what is your registration number? (1098521)

If NO, please give status of your organisation and enclose a copy of yourorganisation's constitution

2. Are you a company limited by guarantee?If YES, what is your company number? (04359993)

3. Please give the names of the main officers on your organisation's governingbody or management committee?

Mr Abdi Ahmed ChairpersonMr Ismail Harun Vice ChairpersonMr Ruzhdi Jata TreasurerMrs Salma Shire SecretaryMrs Sucdi Hassan Committee member

4. Please list the job titles of paid workers who will deliver the project and theirQualifications! relevant experience.

Asha Mohamed will be delivering the project she will be working 21hours a weekthree days a week

Asha has 7 years of experience delivering advice and information, communitysupport, she speak several immigrant language including Somali, Arabic andfluent English. Asha has recently gained NVQ2 and 3 for Advice and guidance

She also well known at estates which currently provide generic advice.

Yes we have those who are working areas which need CRB and we have followingpolicies in place:

• health safety,• child care vulnerable people• And volunteer policy.

Have you received any previous grant from the London Boroughof Hounslow?

If YES, please state amount, year of most recent grant and thedepartment received from:

2010-11 Community Investment fund for outreach worker in the estates £15,000 willbe finishing in November 10

Are you currently receiving a grant from another London Boroughof Hounslow department?

If YES, please give details:One off grant from Ealing council for youth activities, conference and trips amount

£12,410

If YES, please state name of organisation, amount and purpose ofgrant:

£7,000 City Parochial I foundation has ended August 201012,000 LDA for jobsearch has ended in August 2010

If YES, please state name of organisation, amount and purpose ofgrant applied for:

Please give details of your organisation's total estimated income andexpenditure

Estimated Expenditure £ Estimated Income £

1 Staffing costs 1 Fees/subscriptions/othercharges

Gross salaries 92148Employers N.!. 8160Recruitments 2,000Consultancy for development 7,000Superannuation

Subtotal 1093082 Trusts/Companies

2 Premises costs City Parochial foundation 7,000L10yds and TSB 10500

a) Rent 8000b) National non-domestic LOA 12,000ratec) Repairs and redecoration Total: £29,500Cleaning 700e) IT repairs and 1500equipments

Subtotal 102003 Oonations/Sponsorsh ip

(give details)3 Running costs

a) Telephone 1440b) Printing and stationery 300c) Postage 130 4 Income from other sources,

not included above (givedetails)

d) Insurance 700e) Gas, Electricity, Heating 800f) Other expenses

e.g. creche, transport, 2600staff training

Volunteer and meetings 1200Publicity and promotion 700

Subtotal 7870 Ealing council 12,410

4 Cost of other activitiesCommunity events 2500 5 Cash balancesAccount and payroll 900Children summer activities 4000

Youth trainings, conferences 6,000and media

London Borough of £100170Hounslow

Subtotal 13,400

5 Any other expenses 1302 6 Total grant requested from £15,000(PleaseUser group costs, beneficiary London Borough ofand capacity building estates Hounslow

(A) Total Estimated £142,080 (B) Total Estimated Income £142,080ExpenditurePlease note: (A) shouldequal B)

(Please continue on separate numbered sheets if necessary)

SECTION F

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

1. Please indicate the extent of involvement of the community in the activities ofyour organisation as follows (give approximate number where possible)

Women Minority People Older Young *OtherEthnic with people people

disabilitiesUser group 3 10 2 2 2 1Membership 1700 3200 20 230 1200 50Management 2 5 00 3 1 2committeeEmployed staff 1 3 00 00 1 00

*e.g. gay men and lesbians, ex-offenders, or any other sections of the communitythat your organisation targets.

1.Does your organisations have a written statement and/or a codeof practice regarding equal opportunities/diversity?

If YES, please attachEqual opportunity is enclosed with this application

This form should be signed by the chairperson, secretary or treasurer ofyour organisation

Please return thiS form to:Community Investment & Cohesion UnitCommunity ServicesLondon Borough of HounslowCivic Centre, Lampton RoadMiddlesex, TW3 4DN